(en) US, Call to Action: Days of Resistance to the War - March 19 and 20th, 2007 - da @ direct-action.net

Date
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:02:40 +0200

This call to action comes from a number of different organizations and
individuals involved in the anti-war movement. Our organizing
experiences have left us feeling disappointed in ourselves and in the
movement as a whole. Organizing against the war in Iraq has led us to
believe that marching and chanting has not made enough of an impact nor
done enough to end the brutal realities of the occupation. This has got
to change. On March 19 and 20th 2007, we call for worldwide days of
resistance to the imperialist, racist and senseless war in Iraq. We
propose occupations, acts of civil disobedience, and direct action. We
propose that these acts of resistance be directed towards
governments, military recruitment centers, corporations, and other
institutions that perpetuate American empire and war.

We call for the support of any and all actions people take against the
war and for people to respect a diversity of tactics. This means
standing in solidarity with all forms of resistance to the war. Although
people may not always agree upon every course of action, we should not
actively oppose other people’s forms of resistance.

We call for people to organize and take action at the local level and to
make decisions democractically. We need to be organizing from the bottom
up, not putting time and resources into another top-down permitted march
in Washington. Anyone involved in this day of action deserves the right
to make their own decisions as they are in the best position to know
what can and can't work in their own cities and states. By coordinating
our efforts through communication, regional consultas and statewide
meetings we will maintain local autonomy while building important
connections and relationships.

We call for this day of action to be used as a catylist for community
outreach and organizing around the war. We need to start talking with
people in our neighborhoods, not just the same old crowd. In using this
day as something to build towards, we won't just be taking action for
the sake of action; We will be using that action to build a stronger
resistance to the war.

It is time to confront the failures of the anti-war movement by planning
ahead, taking risks, making demands, and creating consequences. March
20th, 2007 will be a day to show the world that we recognize how deep
the blood of imperialism runs in Iraq and to demonstrate that our rising
resistance will run deeper!